Author Topic: New Animals List - SPOILER! (Read 47519 times)

Crookshankz227 · « **Reply #75 on:** October 05, 2006, 01:18:33 AM »

I am very please with most of the animals. The narwhal in the loading screen looks fabulous!! The only problems I have are:
1. The whale shark is benthic!! The benthic zone is the bottom of the ocean, where there is NO light except bioluminescent light!! It eats phytoplankton and krill - both of which inhabit the littoral zone! Because of the lack of light, no plankton/krill can live at these great depths!!! Whale sharks would starve to death if they lived in the benthic zone. They should be pelagic, and they even wander into coastal and reef regions.
2. Again a problem with biomes, the great white shark lives in coastal zones - quite the opposite of the benthic zone!

Other than this I am very bpleased with all the other animals, particularly the walrus and sea lion. I also cannot wait for the manatee, but I must admit it's skin looks very odd in the loading screen, I hope it looks better in the real game!

Megaraptor · « **Reply #76 on:** October 05, 2006, 04:07:38 AM »

While i agree 100% that both the Whale and White shark should be in different biomes, i could see why they went with the Benthic biome. Benthic isn't neccessarily the bottom of the ocean, only the rest of the ocean from a specific depth (around 700m) and down.

But there is still a chance that the list were seeing could be an older one, and has changed since the demo was created. This is even more possible seeing how the demo was probably prepared a while ago, and not just a week or so in advance.

I was hoping to be able to make a White Shark/Sea Lion mix exhibit of sorts. Hopefully the White's will not mind.

Agent Froggy · « **Reply #77 on:** October 05, 2006, 04:21:51 AM »

I think these animals are great!

Especially the electric or morray eel idea, Marine Maniac! I think it would be awesome to swim WITH an eel!!!

Crookshankz227 · « **Reply #78 on:** October 05, 2006, 05:55:44 AM »

Quote from: Megaraptor;144073

While i agree 100% that both the Whale and White shark should be in different biomes, i could see why they went with the Benthic biome. Benthic isn't neccessarily the bottom of the ocean, only the rest of the ocean from a specific depth (around 700m) and down.

But there is still a chance that the list were seeing could be an older one, and has changed since the demo was created. This is even more possible seeing how the demo was probably prepared a while ago, and not just a week or so in advance.

The benthic zone is still aphotic - so they cannot inhabit such water. Their diets would not allow it. :wink: I do hope it is changed! :original:

pepe_starr · « **Reply #79 on:** October 05, 2006, 09:47:54 AM »

Wonderful to hear about these marine animals. Especially the Californian Sealion. Surprised about no seals being included though.

Gloria · « **Reply #80 on:** October 05, 2006, 10:41:37 AM »

Yeah, I would have loved a harbor seal! They're my favourite seals. :p

The inclusion of a sea otter automatically makes the EP worth buying for me, though. XD

I'm also excited to see the manta ray, turtles and the goblin shark. (I mean, dude, goblin shark. How awesomely random and cool is that?)

steven90 · « **Reply #81 on:** October 05, 2006, 12:20:30 PM »

ohohhh i CANNOT wait to make a sharkexhbit with every species..

are all of the shark species the same bomie?

Packraptor · « **Reply #82 on:** October 05, 2006, 12:36:44 PM »

No, but three of 'em are. Whales, Whites, and Goblins are benthic, hammerheads are pelagic, and blacktip reefs are reef.

amkid247 · « **Reply #83 on:** October 05, 2006, 02:21:53 PM »

because the new penguins use the rock island will the old penguins use the floating ice in the same way.

dinomaster30 · « **Reply #84 on:** October 05, 2006, 05:23:01 PM »

Hey maybe with the great white now the croc won't be the only(offical) animal that attacks when not hungrey!HAHA

s214701 · « **Reply #85 on:** October 05, 2006, 05:37:05 PM »

could any of the betta testers tell us a list of which new animals can perform in shows?

Zoocrazyman · « **Reply #86 on:** October 05, 2006, 06:16:17 PM »

I have a feeling some one will make megalodon out of the white shark....

HyShqa · « **Reply #87 on:** October 06, 2006, 06:35:53 AM »

Quote from: MarineManiac;143462

Now that I think about it there are a few animals that I would have changed: instead of having two blackfish, as the False Killer Whale and Pilot Whale are called, I would have replaced Pilot Whale( since none has ever been in captivity) with any one of the three River Dolphins.

I know this was pages and pages and pages ago, but I can't resist =P

Pilot whales have been - and still are - held in captivity. right now seaworld california has two - Bubbles and Shadow:
http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/users/gllee/Sea%20World/191_9111.JPG
http://biology.fullerton.edu/biol317/im/s02/sw/pilot_whale_rescue.jpg

animal artist · « **Reply #88 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:22:54 AM »

Quote from: s214701;144283

could any of the betta testers tell us a list of which new animals can perform in shows?

In the beta it was:
Orca
Dolphin
Cal/sea lion
Walrus
False killer
Beluga
Pilot whale
Otter
(I think i got them all - anyone else?)

They might change though............

Zoocrazyman · « **Reply #89 on:** October 06, 2006, 06:47:14 PM »

That's alot more performing animals than the original zoo tycoon's marine mania.

lizardlips · « **Reply #90 on:** October 06, 2006, 06:52:38 PM »

Are the only animals you can swim with the cetaceans and the turtles/manta?

Crookshankz227 · « **Reply #91 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:11:09 PM »

I hope we will be able to swim with the sharks!

I also hope that we can swim with the seals!!

Alpha Dilophosaur · « **Reply #92 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:20:50 PM »

I think you should be able to swim with all the animals... wait, can you swim with the penguins?

Budgielover101 · « **Reply #93 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:32:39 PM »

no you can't swim with penguins, yet you can swim with turtles lol. Although, why would anyone really swim with penguins in the real world? (aside from the fact that they are penguin fanatics

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HorseGal · « **Reply #94 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:32:42 PM »

Nope, not the penguins. I guess they're too small.

happyholly · « **Reply #95 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:47:39 PM »

Quote from: Budgielover101;144594

no you can't swim with penguins, yet you can swim with turtles lol. Although, why would anyone really swim with penguins in the real world? (aside from the fact that they are penguin fanatics )

Sorry, I don't follow. When I go into zookeeper mode I am in the water, both with turtles and penguins?

Isn't that as near as we get to 'swimming' with them?

Budgielover101 · « **Reply #96 on:** October 06, 2006, 10:56:38 PM »

It means when you approach them up close you can press spacebar not just to groom them, but to swim with them on their back for a little while. :original:

Panda King · « **Reply #97 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:04:52 PM »

The possibillities of what a bit of tweaking to the koi can do is near-endless! With model editing, mabye we can have a whole Japan theme!

But on topic:

A whale shark? OWNAGE!

And bethnic tanks, eh? I can finally have a bit of adventure in my zoos!

But I'm really looking forward to a koi... A quick Q.... Does it eat? Can it be eaten?

Seraphii · « **Reply #98 on:** October 07, 2006, 05:32:24 AM »

hahaha, I agree with you on the Whale Shark, that will be so much fun, but i think ill place it in a reef sometimes, make a huge Whale Shark/Green Seaturtle/Manta Ray
wxhibit... that would definately rock =D

Rosinas Cat · « **Reply #99 on:** October 07, 2006, 05:34:31 AM »

Hey seraphii, that sounds like a really nice mixed exhibit!:

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